Rogers Offers 50Mbps DOCSIS 3.0, 802.11N Gateway > Whats the point of ultrafast internet with such small caps.

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Re: Whats the point of ultrafast internet with such small caps.

Where have I said anything about how much or how often Cogeco/Rogers experiences congestion? I don't have access to their network, nor do I know any of their network engineers. I responded to a post that claimed DOCSIS 3 is supposed to eliminate the need for caps. I asked the question of where the ISPs claimed as such. BTW, even though 5% congestion (how is that FUD?) is relatively small, it still highlights the need for some sort of management of the network. Maybe not as aggressive as some of the ISPs have been, but the need exists.

well if you took statistics 101 you'd quickly realize that the 5% represents a normal distibution. For the 5% that over use you'd have a corresponding 5% that probably haven't figured out how to plug in their modem.

And how does that alleviate the 5% of time that congestion exists?

I'll say it again,

These are normal usage patterns. Any network that is experiencing congestion was not provisioned properly (i.e. did not invest at the rate of depreciation which is a tax deduction). So not only are they ripping on the customer they are ripping on the tax system. All of this was covered in the CRTC hearings.

You can find yourself a great summary on »www.michaelgeist.ca/

These are the statements of a world renowned traffic analyst (who claims that traffic is leveling off and not as exponential as once thought) and also directly from companies who are in the business. Please shut your FUD hole.

I'll elaborate a scenario that maybe you'll understand. In 1999, everyone thought that Nortel was going to take over the world looking at current growth patterns. Evidenced by the $120 stock price. Today the stock is 10cents. Why is that? because a current trend may not translate into tomorrow's trend.

That's what I thought.... are you still reading?

Clown.